Margala Reserved Forest

Places of Interest

Faisal Masjid

Mosque

Photo: Alimujtaba79, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Faisal Mosque is the national mosque of Pakistan, located in Islamabad, the capital of the country. It is the sixth-largest mosque in the world, the largest mosque outside the Middle East, and the largest within South Asia, located on the foothills of Margalla Hills. Faisal Masjid is situated 4 km south of Margala Reserved Forest.

Islamabad Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Farhan, CC BY 2.0.

Islamabad Zoo, previously Marghazar Zoo, was an 82-acre zoo in Islamabad Capital Territory. It was opened in 1978, and was under the administration of Capital Development Authority of Pakistan before its closure in December 2020 due to its mistreatment of animals. Islamabad Zoo is situated 4 km southeast of Margala Reserved Forest.

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Saidpur

Village

Photo: A8junea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saidpur is a village and union council located in a ravine in Pakistan in the Margalla Hills, near the Daman-e-Koh overlook, in the Islamabad Capital Territory. Saidpur is situated 3½ km southeast of Margala Reserved Forest.

Islamabad

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A modern planned city that is well-maintained and well-organised, Islamabad is Pakistan's clean, calm, and green capital. Founded in the 1960s, it attracts people from all over Pakistan, and hosts a large number of diplomats, politicians and government employees, making it one of the nation's most cosmopolitan and urbanized cities.

Margala Reserved Forest

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